Organic Fruit and Vegetables
Organic Certification
Organic Materials Review Institute
Box 11558, Eugene, OR 97440-3758
tel 541-343-7600, fax 541-343-8971
email info@omri.org, web site www.omri.org
OMRI certifies generic materials and commercially available products as organic. They do not certify organic farms. They publish the OMRI Generic Materials List and the OMRI Brand Name Products List, both updated regularly, which identify products as being acceptable for certified organic production. Vendors can submit their products to OMRI for evaluation and possible inclusion in their lists.
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Kevin Riggin, P. O. Box 1609, Jackson, MS 39215-1609
tel 601-359-1138, fax 601-359-1175
email kevin@mdac.state.ms.us,
web site http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/n_library/departments/reg_services/rgs_fruitveg_organic.html
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) is responsible for administering the organic certification program for the state. Contact Kevin Riggin for details. MDAC has several inspectors trained to certify farms meeting organic requirements in Mississippi. In addition, some of the agencies listed below will inspect and certify farms in Mississippi.
Tennessee Land Stewardship Association (TLSA)
Bob Shine, Coordinator, 450 Davidson Chapel Lane, Bloomington Springs, TN 38545
tel 931-653-4402 fax 931-653-4545
Organic farm certification in Tennessee as well as in Mississippi.
Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers, Inc. (FOG)
Marty Mesh, P.O. Box 12311, Gainesville, FL 32604
tel 352-377-6345, fax 352-377-8363
email qcs@qcsinfo.org,
web site http://www.foginfo.com/
Organic farm certification in Florida, and states where there is no certification program (e.g. Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi).
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA)
Box 448, Pittsboro, NC 27312
tel 919-542-2402, fax 919-542-7401
email cfsa@intrex.net,
web site www.sunsite.unc.edu/cfsa
Organic farm certification in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Georgia Land Stewardship Association (GLSA)
Frank Logan, 2238 North River Trail, Marietta, GA 30066
tel 770-926-4312
Organic farm certification in Georgia and Alabama.
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Craig M. Roussel, Director of Horticulture & Quarantine Programs
P.O. Box 3118, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3118
tel 504-925-7772, fax 504-925-3760
Organic farm certification in Louisiana.
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
Leslie McKinnon, Organic Certification Coordinator, PO Box 12847, Austin, TX 12847
tel 512-463-7472, fax 512-463-1104
Organic farm certification in Texas.